Hurricane Irma (2017)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 30 – September 13, 2017

Peak wind
178 mph
287 km/h · Sep 5
Peak category
Cat 5
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
914 mb
Landfalls
7
Antigua and Barbuda · Saint Martin
Lifetime
14.5 d
Aug 30 – Sep 13
Distance
4,781 mi
7,693 km
ACE
67.3
storm energy
Deaths
133
per Wikidata
Damage
$77 B
nominal USD

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Irma

Hurricane Irma (2017) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 2017 Atlantic season. It formed on August 30, 2017, 138 mi WSW of Mindelo, Cabo Verde, reached its peak of 178 mph (287 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 914 mb on September 5, 2017, and made landfall 7 times — first 40 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on September 6, 2017 as a Category 5 hurricane (178 mph). Later landfalls: near Marigot, Saint Martin on September 6, 2017 as a Category 5 hurricane (178 mph); 15 mi ENE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017 as a Category 5 hurricane (178 mph); 52 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on September 8, 2017 as a Category 4 hurricane (155 mph); and more. It rapidly intensified by 51 mph in 24 hours (to 109 mph on August 31, 2017). The storm lasted 14.5 days and travelled about 4,781 miles (7,693 km). According to Wikidata, it caused 133 deaths and about $77 billion in damage (nominal USD).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
September 6, 2017 · 06:00 UTC40 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and BarbudaCat 5 178 mph914 mb
September 6, 2017 · 11:00 UTCnear Marigot, Saint MartinCat 5 178 mph914 mb
September 6, 2017 · 17:00 UTC15 mi ENE of Road Town, British Virgin IslandsCat 5 178 mph915 mb
September 8, 2017 · 05:00 UTC52 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos IslandsCat 4 155 mph924 mb
September 9, 2017 · 03:00 UTC34 mi NNE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, CubaCat 5 167 mph924 mb
September 10, 2017 · 13:00 UTC20 mi ENE of Key West, FloridaCat 4 132 mph931 mb
September 10, 2017 · 20:00 UTCnear Marco Island, FloridaCat 3 115 mph936 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
San Juan, Puerto Rico45 miSep 6 · 23:00 UTCCat 5 173 mph
Camagüey, Camagüey, Cuba61 miSep 9 · 02:00 UTCCat 5 167 mph
Tampa, Florida21 miSep 11 · 05:00 UTCCat 1 78 mph
St. Petersburg, Florida37 miSep 11 · 05:00 UTCCat 1 78 mph
Orlando, Florida55 miSep 11 · 06:00 UTCCat 1 75 mph
Tallahassee, Florida56 miSep 11 · 18:00 UTCTS 52 mph
Columbus, Georgiadirect hitSep 12 · 03:00 UTCTD 35 mph
Huntsville, Alabama58 miSep 12 · 14:00 UTCTD 21 mph
New South Memphis, Tennessee73 miSep 13 · 02:00 UTCTD 17 mph
Memphis, Tennessee70 miSep 13 · 02:00 UTCTD 17 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 66 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 30 00:00TD 35 mph1008 mb16.1°N 26.9°W138 mi WSW of Mindelo, Cabo Verde
Aug 30 06:00TS 40 mph1007 mb16.2°N 28.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 12:00TS 52 mph1006 mb16.3°N 29.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 30 18:00TS 58 mph1004 mb16.3°N 30.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 00:00TS 63 mph999 mb16.3°N 31.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 06:00Cat 1 75 mph994 mb16.4°N 32.5°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 12:00Cat 1 92 mph983 mb16.7°N 33.4°Wopen ocean
Aug 31 18:00Cat 2 109 mph970 mb17.1°N 34.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 1 00:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb17.5°N 35.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 1 06:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb17.9°N 36.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 1 12:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb18.4°N 37.3°Wopen ocean
Sep 1 18:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb18.8°N 38.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 2 00:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb19.1°N 39.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 2 06:00Cat 3 115 mph967 mb19.1°N 41.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 2 12:00Cat 2 109 mph973 mb18.9°N 42.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 2 18:00Cat 2 109 mph973 mb18.7°N 44.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 00:00Cat 2 109 mph973 mb18.5°N 45.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 06:00Cat 2 109 mph973 mb18.2°N 46.7°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 12:00Cat 3 115 mph969 mb17.9°N 47.9°Wopen ocean
Sep 3 18:00Cat 3 115 mph965 mb17.6°N 49.2°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 00:00Cat 3 115 mph959 mb17.3°N 50.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 06:00Cat 3 121 mph952 mb17.0°N 51.5°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 12:00Cat 3 127 mph945 mb16.8°N 52.6°Wopen ocean
Sep 4 18:00Cat 4 132 mph944 mb16.7°N 53.9°Wopen ocean
Sep 5 00:00Cat 4 144 mph943 mb16.6°N 55.1°Wopen ocean
Sep 5 06:00Cat 4 155 mph933 mb16.6°N 56.4°Wopen ocean
Sep 5 12:00Cat 5 173 mph929 mb16.7°N 57.8°Wopen ocean
Sep 5 18:00Cat 5 178 mph926 mb16.9°N 59.2°W144 mi ENE of Saint-François, Guadeloupe
Sep 6 00:00Cat 5 178 mph915 mb17.3°N 60.6°W83 mi E of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 6 06:00Cat 5 LANDFALL 178 mph914 mb17.7°N 61.8°W40 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 6 06:00Cat 5 178 mph914 mb17.7°N 61.9°W40 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda
Sep 6 11:00Cat 5 LANDFALL 178 mph914 mb18.1°N 63.1°W61 mi NNW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 6 12:00Cat 5 178 mph915 mb18.1°N 63.3°W67 mi NW of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sep 6 17:00Cat 5 LANDFALL 178 mph915 mb18.5°N 64.4°W36 mi ENE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 6 18:00Cat 5 173 mph916 mb18.6°N 64.7°W23 mi NE of Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Sep 7 00:00Cat 5 173 mph916 mb19.2°N 66.2°W51 mi N of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sep 7 06:00Cat 5 167 mph920 mb19.7°N 67.6°W93 mi NE of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Sep 7 12:00Cat 5 167 mph921 mb20.2°N 69.0°W72 mi NNE of Samaná, Dominican Republic
Sep 7 18:00Cat 5 167 mph922 mb20.7°N 70.4°W65 mi NNE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Sep 8 00:00Cat 5 161 mph919 mb21.1°N 71.8°W55 mi SSE of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 8 05:00Cat 4 LANDFALL 155 mph924 mb21.5°N 73.0°W52 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 8 06:00Cat 4 155 mph925 mb21.5°N 73.2°W64 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
Sep 8 12:00Cat 4 155 mph927 mb21.8°N 74.7°W81 mi NNE of Moa, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 8 18:00Cat 5 161 mph925 mb22.0°N 76.0°W62 mi N of Gibara, Holguín Province, Cuba
Sep 9 00:00Cat 5 167 mph924 mb22.1°N 77.2°W39 mi N of Nuevitas, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 9 03:00Cat 5 LANDFALL 167 mph924 mb22.3°N 77.9°W34 mi NNE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba
Sep 9 06:00Cat 4 150 mph930 mb22.4°N 78.3°W29 mi NE of Morón, Ciego de Ávila Province, Cuba
Sep 9 12:00Cat 3 127 mph941 mb22.7°N 79.3°W16 mi NE of Caibarién, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 9 18:00Cat 2 109 mph938 mb23.1°N 80.2°W22 mi NNW of Sagua la Grande, Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Sep 10 00:00Cat 3 115 mph932 mb23.4°N 80.9°W32 mi NE of Cárdenas, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 10 06:00Cat 4 132 mph930 mb23.7°N 81.3°W38 mi N of Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba
Sep 10 12:00Cat 4 132 mph931 mb24.5°N 81.5°W18 mi ESE of Key West, Florida
Sep 10 13:00Cat 4 LANDFALL 132 mph931 mb24.7°N 81.5°W20 mi ENE of Key West, Florida
Sep 10 18:00Cat 3 115 mph936 mb25.6°N 81.7°W24 mi S of Marco Island, Florida
Sep 10 20:00Cat 3 LANDFALL 115 mph936 mb25.9°N 81.7°Wnear Marco Island, Florida
Sep 11 00:00Cat 1 92 mph942 mb26.8°N 81.7°W13 mi NNW of Lehigh Acres, Florida
Sep 11 06:00Cat 1 75 mph961 mb28.2°N 82.2°Wnear Zephyrhills, Florida
Sep 11 12:00TS 58 mph970 mb29.6°N 82.7°W23 mi W of Gainesville, Florida
Sep 11 18:00TS 52 mph980 mb30.9°N 83.5°W14 mi WNW of Valdosta, Georgia
Sep 12 00:00TS 40 mph986 mb31.9°N 84.4°W15 mi SW of Americus, Georgia
Sep 12 06:00TD low/wave29 mph997 mb32.9°N 85.6°W21 mi NNW of Auburn, Alabama
Sep 12 12:00TD low/wave23 mph1000 mb33.8°N 86.9°W11 mi NNW of Gardendale, Alabama
Sep 12 18:00TD low/wave17 mph1003 mb34.8°N 88.1°W24 mi W of Florence, Alabama
Sep 13 00:00TD low/wave17 mph1004 mb35.6°N 88.9°Wnear Jackson, Tennessee
Sep 13 06:00TD low/wave17 mph1004 mb36.2°N 89.5°W13 mi NNW of Dyersburg, Tennessee
Sep 13 12:00TD low/wave17 mph1005 mb36.8°N 90.1°W16 mi E of Poplar Bluff, Missouri

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Irma make landfall?

Irma made landfall 7 times: 40 mi N of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda on September 6, 2017 at 06:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 178 mph winds; near Marigot, Saint Martin on September 6, 2017 at 11:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 178 mph winds; 15 mi ENE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017 at 17:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 178 mph winds; 52 mi WSW of Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands on September 8, 2017 at 05:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mph winds; 34 mi NNE of Esmeralda, Camagüey, Cuba on September 9, 2017 at 03:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 167 mph winds; 20 mi ENE of Key West, Florida on September 10, 2017 at 13:00 UTC, as a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds; near Marco Island, Florida on September 10, 2017 at 20:00 UTC, as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds.

What category was Irma?

At its peak on September 5, 2017, Irma was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 178 mph (287 km/h) and a central pressure of 914 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 5 hurricane.

How long did Irma last?

14.5 days, from August 30, 2017 to September 13, 2017, including 270 hours at hurricane strength (210 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,781 miles.

How many people died in Irma?

Wikidata records 133 deaths for Hurricane Irma. Casualty figures for tropical cyclones vary between sources; see the linked encyclopedia article for context.

Where can I download the track data for Irma?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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